Improvement in spring bed-bottoms



@anni dtffitt ERWIN WILLIAMS MAXSON, OF SCRANTON, PENNSYLVANIA.

Letters Patent No. 111,362, dated January 31, 1871.

IMPROVEMENT IN SPRING BED-BOTTOMS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.'

Toall Iwhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ERWIN W. MAXsoN, of Soran; vton, in the county of Luzerne and State of 'Pennsylvania, have invented a new and valuable Improvement in Spring-Beds; and I hereby declare that the A following. is a full, clear, and exact description. of the construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawing making a part of this specification, and to the letters and figures of reference marked thereon.

This invention consists in the combination of a rod traversing a bedstead transversely near its end.; a bifnrcated wire, havinghooks at the extremities of its forks,'which`hooks fasten the wire to the aforesaidrod; an elastic band, used -for connecting the shank .of said wire with lthe longitudinal bed-Slat; and-a screwed fast to the bedstead.

LZ is a bent wire, which is hooked over the rod a at one end, while the other is secured to the woodenslat by a' rubber band. The shape andmethod of securing this Wire is shown in g. 3.

e is a rubber band, passing around the slat and securing the wire d, as shown in iig. 3.

f j' are'wooden slats, which may be made elastic, ornot, as required.

Figure 2 exhibits a side view of the slat, with attachments.

Figure 3 exhibits a bottom view of the slat, with attachments.

g, ig.3, is a leather, fastened to end of slat and provided with a flange, g', extending downward from its under side, through which flange the wire d passes,

and by which the slat is heldA in place.

The advantages of the above-described bed are its cheapness, durability, and adaptation to .weight in1 posed. Bymoving the rubber ring vnearer the end of the Slat, the elasticity is increased, and by moving it the other way, it is diminished.

I claim- -The arrangement of the rod a, wire d, band c, lip g, flange g', and slat j', as specied.

In testimony that I claim the invention as herein described, I have subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses this 1st day of November, 1870.

ERWIN WILLIAMS -MAXSON Witnesses: v

J. H. BURNS, W; O. TOWER. 

